tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797432599663441966.post5189772722888231501..comments2007-12-05T16:22:02.832-05:00FRANK LL0SA Va Broker- BLOG.FranklyRealty.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12647085935682292923noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797432599663441966.post-84722718651358489562007-12-05T16:22:00.000-05:002007-12-05T16:22:00.000-05:00

Hey Lurker,Thanks for participating.I agree with many points that you said.First of all, agents shouldn't stage. Designers should.Secondly, yes, black granite is what my stager always yells about. She hates them. She calls it "builder grade, ubba tuba." So she never puts in black.As for colors, agreed, sometimes they can be too flat. A good stager needs to make a place POP with design.

FRANK LL0SA Va Broker- BLOG.FranklyRealty.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12647085935682292923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797432599663441966.post-38213263347694007612007-12-03T19:04:00.000-05:002007-12-03T19:04:00.000-05:00

Ah, so this is where the sadness happens... I am a lurker, both on this website and on real estate sites, and I have to tell you: stagers are a kind of home killer. I can respect that there are more than one kind, but every "staged" home I look at just makes me gag. The colors are usually neutral tones to earth tones, there are ALWAYS new black granite countertops and stainless steel appliances

Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797432599663441966.post-9398833194470867982007-05-25T12:09:00.000-04:002007-05-25T12:09:00.000-04:00

Sharon asked what we spent. The staging was about $2,000. We spent about $17,000 all told (and gave the sellers credit for $2,500 towards painting the back of the house, which we didn't have done).That said only about $6,000 of that was the incremental cost of the improvements that Patricia recommended -- the new appliances and countertops in the kitchen. The rest of it was work that we knew we

Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09640027981607230423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797432599663441966.post-25510715204142632212007-05-15T12:47:00.000-04:002007-05-15T12:47:00.000-04:00

Hey Million,I'll take a look, but if you read my other blogs, I started with discounting... and then I grew up. I guess we all want to be kids again, so anything is possible, but I'm still confident that if you talk to my past clients, Redfin won't net you more than we can. Maybe more than the average agent, but we aren't average.But I think it is a great thing, but rebating and discounting

FRANK LL0SA Brokerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12647085935682292923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797432599663441966.post-46291519089328656882007-05-15T12:28:00.000-04:002007-05-15T12:28:00.000-04:00

hey Frank,RedFin is coming to DC in June and they're hiring RE ops folks...http://www.redfin.com/stingray/do/jobs_reare you going to give them the cold shoulder or grow & adapt your business? :)

millionnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797432599663441966.post-18308081880268844782007-05-09T21:03:00.000-04:002007-05-09T21:03:00.000-04:00

In the interest of being Frank, can you let us non-industry people know how much a stager/staging costs? Elisabeth, can you tell us what you spent on the stager and on all the work and upgrades? Because I'm not sure if all this "extra" money the sellers are getting for staged homes is gross or net. Thanks for the perspective.

Sharonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797432599663441966.post-22639927171555848952007-05-08T09:08:00.000-04:002007-05-08T09:08:00.000-04:00

Washington Post legal notices...http://www.mypublicnotices.com/WashingtonPost/PublicNotice.aspsearch "Garfield 1021"you'll see two current ones for the bldg:unit 1003 on the courthouse steps May 25, 2007 at 2:00 o'clock pmunit 604 on the courthouse steps May 11, 2007 at 2:00 o'clock pm

millionnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797432599663441966.post-32318575700399397042007-05-07T09:59:00.000-04:002007-05-07T09:59:00.000-04:00

Which unit?The first one never made it to the courthouse. What are you using to get alerts on these? Are you buying them??Remember, those are the starting prices. The other foreclosure went all the way up to $390k which was within $10k-20k of market value.

FRANK LL0SA Brokerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12647085935682292923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797432599663441966.post-55953700099417910682007-05-07T09:52:00.000-04:002007-05-07T09:52:00.000-04:00

Frank,Another foreclosure at Clarendon 1021, that's 3 now...1bd/bt, default on $381.5k.what are you guys doing over there?

millionnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797432599663441966.post-55434628277604616192007-05-04T12:10:00.000-04:002007-05-04T12:10:00.000-04:00

Hi. I'm the seller of the house that Megan sold. (I found her through this blog.)We went into the selling process knowing that we were going to have to have the whole place painted, the floors refinished, etc, and that we'd have to have it hyper-neat to show. (And it wasn't usually quite as chaotic as the "before" pictures -- we were in the throes of packing.)The real leap of faith was when

Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09640027981607230423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797432599663441966.post-76682258417779628912007-05-02T12:08:00.000-04:002007-05-02T12:08:00.000-04:00

Hey Scott, Nope, "Staging" is a trademarked terms. I'm glad that you mentioned it, as I'm sure others have the same question. A stager makes your place look like a new construction's model home. Sometimes it might entail nick nacks, but usually there might be some repainting and light constructions such as granite and new appliances.Hope that clarifies is. I'll put it into the blog as an Update.

FRANK LL0SA Brokerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12647085935682292923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797432599663441966.post-48943862995645773072007-05-02T12:06:00.000-04:002007-05-02T12:06:00.000-04:00

Frank,Your blog continues to kick ass... I like the way you always seem to cross-link to at least one other blog article you've written (without cross-linking too much), encouraging readers to check out other posts--is that intentional? After this one, though, I was left thinking... what's a "stager"? Is that an industry term or one you coined? Is it a realtor who specializes in prepping a home

Scottnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797432599663441966.post-47105887896384347652007-05-01T16:52:00.000-04:002007-05-01T16:52:00.000-04:00

Frank, Thanks for the "shout out" on your blog for my last Old Town listing. I actually got a call today from another Agent who "interviewed" my Clients to be their listing agent. She saw the home in it's original condition and obviously didn't get the listing. She called to congratulate me on my success. She was "wowed" when she saw my 20 pix online with the upgrades and staging, and never

Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15755099829181686929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797432599663441966.post-9119406052952813302007-05-01T12:11:00.000-04:002007-05-01T12:11:00.000-04:00

Oh and that unit 604 paid $412k, I'll try and keep on top of what it goes for. (or I'm sure "Million" be ahead of me on that one)

FRANK LL0SA Brokerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12647085935682292923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797432599663441966.post-39998811302127359012007-05-01T12:09:00.000-04:002007-05-01T12:09:00.000-04:00

Million!Ok, you have posted 20 times on my blog. You are great. Do you have a blog? Can you email me directly?

FRANK LL0SA Brokerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12647085935682292923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797432599663441966.post-19317335018597056362007-05-01T11:20:00.000-04:002007-05-01T11:20:00.000-04:00

hey Frank,Another foreclosure at Clarendon 1021... this 1BR/1BT for $307.5k being auctioned off at 2pm on 5/11/07 on the courthouse steps.http://tinyurl.com/3ykvvmComps anyone?

millionnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797432599663441966.post-39211537278020612742007-04-30T23:50:00.001-04:002007-04-30T23:50:00.001-04:00

Stage, Stage, Stage - right on there Franky boyMaybe stage, stage, stage, stage.........

Kathleen Lordbock of Re$ale Designhttp://activerain.com/resaledesignnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797432599663441966.post-71945455227260581592007-04-30T23:50:00.000-04:002007-04-30T23:50:00.000-04:00

Frank - I was just trying to help a friend find an agent for a vacation home that the are trying to sell. First I checked AR - couldn't find one. Then I tried to find a stager in the area - no luck. Then I went pouring through MLS to try to see who had good photos. In this particular area most homes only had one exterior photo, but I did find 2 agents who seem to show well on MLS anyway. My

Maureen Henryhttp://activerain.com/rhsmoenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797432599663441966.post-18071820821484047002007-04-30T23:49:00.001-04:002007-04-30T23:49:00.001-04:00

Great blog and great push for a part of our profession that is so vital

Dan Allred Thousand Oaks Real Estatenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797432599663441966.post-48791637946081962972007-04-30T23:49:00.000-04:002007-04-30T23:49:00.000-04:00

Frank... it is a team effort. Stagers NEED GREAT realtors that "GET IT".We just hired a new sales person, who IS a Realtor, she is AMAZED how realtor freeze up and shut down when you mention staging.I don't know if Realtors are threatened by stagers, confused by stagers, or unsure of stagers. But there is a BLOCK there that the REALTOR puts up.BUT then there are those savvy REALTORS that do "GET

Craig Schillerhttp://activerain.com/craigschillernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797432599663441966.post-57710273275958336962007-04-30T23:48:00.002-04:002007-04-30T23:48:00.002-04:00

Kathleen, Since Frank isn't here I will take this time to ;) You are funny.

Yvonne Root rooms b.y. rootnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797432599663441966.post-19272809022564472062007-04-30T23:48:00.001-04:002007-04-30T23:48:00.001-04:00

On your p.s. did that mean the agents had to look good in their photos - I'm thinking maybe glamor shots should get a link there.

Kathleen Lordbocknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797432599663441966.post-86975949609415915802007-04-30T23:48:00.000-04:002007-04-30T23:48:00.000-04:00

First congrats on going to a successful stager and knowing that they work with successful realtors who GET IT. I just did a blog about that. The realtors I work with use me on all their listings and they sell their homes immediately for full price or over asking...Now what you need to do is hook up with an excellent stager and have them come on all your listings and have them do the dirty work by

Phyllis Pafumi-Owner ReStyled to Sell Staginghttp://activerain.com/phyllispafuminoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797432599663441966.post-19289224183471648242007-04-30T23:47:00.000-04:002007-04-30T23:47:00.000-04:00

Frank - interesting post. I get folks asking me for realtor referrals also. My list of Realtors I will refer to is pretty short, can count em all on my one lil hand.Staging really does work...the next few months will definitely bring about a demand shift. Stagers...hold on to your hats. Post like this will keep coming!

Denise_ Home Staging in Virginiahttp://activerain.com/dmaldennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797432599663441966.post-53253373915946792552007-04-30T23:46:00.002-04:002007-04-30T23:46:00.002-04:00

Mike,I asked my Chicago friend to give me a couple names of Realtors that he knew (either through friends of local listings) and this guy came up.Did you see COMPUSERVE on there! Hello 1996 called and they want their broke companies back! I feel bad for sellers that have to weed through this crap and find a good agent.

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